Expertise is the Enemy of Innovation – Tip #5 in Stephen Shapiro’s book Best Practices Are Stupid. Shapiro goes on to say, “The more you know about a particular topic, the more difficult it is for you to think about it in a different way. Your solutions will most likely be “been there, done that” ideas that are limited to your area of expertise.

Over the next few weeks I am going to share some of the lessons I took away from Georges St-Pierre's book GSP: The Way of the Fight. St-Pierre is the current UFC Welterweight Champion and is considered by some as the best pound for pound fighter in the world, and just happens to be a fellow Canadian.

I got these wise words or better yet "critcal questions" from the Brian Willis, newsletter W.I.N. (WHATS IMPORTANT NOW) we should all consider asking before you answer a question we often keep internal "Are You Ready?"